Maddie Fowler had 10 kills and Shari Stenglein added 24 assists with four service points to lead host Pine Crest to a 3-0 win over Monsignor Pace in a Class 5A Regional Quarterfinal game Wednesday.

The win advances the Panthers, ranked 5th in the state by MaxPreps, to the Regional Semifinals where they will host Chaminade-Madonna, Nov. 1.

Serving proved to be the key to the win for Pine Crest (16-1). In the opening game, the Panthers went on a 10-0 run served by Ilana Shapiro enroute to a 25-9 win. Shapiro had five aces during the run and seven in the game.

In the second game, it was Arielle Ghiloni with the hot hand as she tallied 12 service points with six aces as Pine Crest would post a 25-8 win. The Panthers then closed out the match with a 25-4 win in which Cassidy Robertson and Salome Slatkoff combined for 11 aces.

“We did really well serving. That is one of our forte’s,” coach Albert Sturgeon said. “We practice a lot on our serving, but we have to continue working on that.”

Graci Luciano added four kills and two service points for the Panthers.